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Coastal People’s Attitude Towards Biodiversity Management Activities in Three Ecologically Critical Areas

M. H. Rahman
Dept. of Agricultural Extension Education, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

M. Z. Rahman
Programme Officer, BARCIK, Perojpur.

M. A. Islam
Fisheries Biodiversity Officer,CWBMP, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

M. S. Hossain
Agriculture Extension Officer,CWBMP, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

M. F. Hossain
Agriculture Extension Officer,CWBMP, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The study was conducted in three Ecologically Critical Areas namely, St. Martin's Island, Sonadia Island and Teknaf Peninsula under Cox’s Bazar district. Ten selected characteristics of the coastal people were selected to explore the relationships between these with their extent of attitude towards coastal biodiversity management activities. People’s attitude towards coastal biodiversity management activities was the major focus of the study and the variable was measured by a Liker scale having ten positive statements regarding biodiversity management activities. Data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 304 coastal people-e (92 from St. Martins Island, 100 from Sonadia Island and 112 from Teknaf) during March to April 2008 by using a pre-tested sonal interview schedule. The highest proportion (47.7%) of the respondents had slightly favourable attitude towards biodiversity management activities followed by 33.5% and 18.8% having slightly unfavourable and strongly favourable attitude. The data revealed that the respondents’ attitude varied from favourable to unfavourable continuum across the ten attitude statements. Among the ten characteristics of the respondents seven, namely level of education, farm size, social participation, extension media contact, organizational participation, participation in biodiversity management activities, and knowledge on biodiversity management activities showed significant positive relationships with their attitude towards biodiversity management activities. However, age, family size and annual family income did not show any significant relationships with the respondents’ attitude towards biodiversity management activities.

Keywords: Attitude, Biodiversity management, CWBMP, Coastal people, Village Conservation Group (VGA)

Location: St. Martin's Island, Sonadia Island and Teknaf Peninsula under Cox’s Bazar district

Start Date: 00-03-2008

End Date: 00-04-2008

Program Area: Conservation and Biodiversity

Non-commodity: Management

Objectives:

1. To explore the relationships between these with their extent of attitude towards coastal biodiversity management activities.

Methodology:

Study locale, population and sample: The study was conducted in three ECAs under the Cox’s Bazar district, namely St. Martin’s Island, Teknaf Peninsula and Sonadia Island. Since 2005, the CWBMP has been working with local people having a community based coastal biodiversity management programme in collaboration with some partner NGOs. These NGOs are engaged in developing community based organizations or Village Development Groups (VCG), who are supposed to be the main focus of participatory coastal biodiversity management activities under the project. The members of VCGs were the population of the study (in Sonadia Island, neighbours of VCG members were also included in the study). The sampling was done by following random sampling methods. The locale office of the CWBMP and partner NGOs supplied the list of VCG members of the concerned ECAs. The specific locale, population and sample size of the study have been shown. Data collection instrument and method: Data were collected by face to face interview using a pre-tested and structured personal interview schedule. The interview schedule was prepared keeping the objectives of the study in mind. The interview schedule was pre-tested with ten VCG members from each of the three ECAs. Data were collected from March to April, 2008. Measurement of variables: Coastal people’s attitude towards biodiversity conservation activities was the major focus of the study. An attitude scale was prepared taking ten statements related to different biodiversity conservation activities of CWBMP and the statements were arranged in a five point continuum following Likert’s technique of summated rating. For a specific statement, a respondent was asked to indicate his/her degree of opinion by choosing one of the five options as “strongly disagree,’ ‘moderately disagree,’ ‘no opinion,’ ‘moderately agree’ and ‘strongly agree’, while the weights were assigned for the responses as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Thus, the total attitude score of a respondent was conceived by adding his/her scores against all ten statements. Therefore, the attitude score could range from 10 to 50, 10 indicated strongly unfavourable attitude while 50 indicated strongly favourable attitude towards coastal biodiversity conservation activities under CWBMP. On the other hand, ten selected characteristics of the respondents were used in the study which included age, level of education, family size, farm size, annual income, social participation, extension contact, organizational participation, participation in biodiversity conservation, and knowledge on biodiversity conservation. The selected characteristics of the participants were measured employing the conventional methods.

Source of Information: J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 3(1): 25-29, 2010; ISSN 1999-7361

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Achievement/Findings:

The majority of the coastal people (66.5%) possessed slightly favourable to strongly favourable attitude towards biodiversity management activities conducted under the CWBMP. That could be considered as a good indicator of success of the project and it could be concluded that the coastal people were in the process of having confidence on CWBMP activities. At the same time, one third of the respondents were found having unfavourable attitude and it implies that these people’s perspective should be properly emphasised for the success of the project. The project authority, Department of Environment and partner NGOs should properly address the issues where the livelihood patterns of the coastal people might be affected by the project intervention.

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